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    Re: Aaron Embry

    Wow, what a great sound. I really hope he has an album in the works. Is he in GDAE tuning?
  2. Re: Electric Tenor Guitars, Power Chords and Scale Length

    I've got a homemade (not by me) 23" scale electric tenor, currently strung as an octave mandolin, which I'm really enjoying. I've also been playing around with CGCG tuning, which seems (at least...
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    Re: Zither Tenor?

    What's the scale length on these? It'd be great to see/hear some videos.
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    Re: Surf's Up!!!

    Gorgeous album, I love the Jerry-esque soloing, and the sax, and pretty much everything about it. Keep up the great work!
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    Re: Bob Dylan fans

    Huge Bob fan, seen him upwards of 15 times. Mando slips into his work in unexpected places; Together Through Life especially.
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    Re: Other instruments/styles you play and why

    No other trumpet players here? i play trumpet in my school Jazz band, it's uphill but well worth it! I picked up mandolin so I could have a mouthfree instrument to play, and because it is hard to...
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    Re: Ger Mandolin Orchestra in Poland

    Gorgeous! As a mandolin enthusiast, and as a Jew with interest in the pre-war Ger community, especially that of the Hasids of Ger, this is like heaven!
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    Re: Godin electric mandolin and amplifier

    I played a Godin with a Fishman amp (I think it was the Loudbox) at the Music Emporium in Lexington, MA, and thought it sounded great.
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    Re: Octave Courses on a Mandocello

    I know next to nothing about mandocellos, but I know that that sounds gorgeous!
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    Eastwood Mandolacaster

    I have an Eastwood Mandocaster, currently tuned as a mandolin. Would it be possible to tune it as a mandola, or would that damage the neck? Preemptive thanks...
  11. Some Great Acoustic Byrds (With Mandolin!)

    Wolfgang's Vault just released this great show with many of the Byrds participating, and with Chris Hillman on mandolin:...
  12. Re: Kevin Breit on Yanuziello electric mandola!

    Nice! What is the mando-like instrument he switches to mid-song?
  13. Re: Electric Mandolin Sighting at the Grammys!

    According to Expecting Rain, Don's been with the band since March 7, 2005. He's played at the last dozen Bob shows I was at (going back to around '05), so that seems right. Really integral addition...
  14. Electric Mandolin Sighting at the Grammys!

    Anybody else catch Bob Dylan at the Grammys? Donnie Herron, multi-instrumentalist with Bob's current touring band, can be seen playing electric mando with His Bobness.
    Here's the link, starting at...
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    General Advice

    Hello all! I just purchased an Eastwood Mandocaster, and am having fun with it already. However, I'm pretty much a beginner even on acoustic mando, and a total newcomer to electric instruments, amps,...
  16. Re: Learn to Play Blues Mandolin by Steve James

    I just picked up both DVDs from Homespun- they were on sale, not sure if they still are. I'm having fun, though I haven't gotten so far into them yet. His teaching and performances on the DVD are...
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    Re: Saga MT-10 Solid Body emando kit

    Thanks, now I know if I get it, not to get it from them... I just chose that link 'cause it had a good description. My real question is on what the kit is like to set up, etc.
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    Saga MT-10 Solid Body emando kit

    Anybody have experience with these?
    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31cne4n2GxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
    They are going for around $120 around the web, and as a total beginner interested in an...
  19. Thread: Ibanez 510

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    Re: Ibanez 510

    I'm a total beginner, so I'm probably not qualified to judge it, but I have an Ibanez 510 and have been learning to play without too much of a problem. The tailpiece occasionally causes string buzz...
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